These Regulations apply certain provisions of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“PACE”) to investigations undertaken by labour abuse prevention officers (“LAPOs”) into labour market offences. LAPOs are officers of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority who are authorised by the Secretary of State and who are acting for the purposes of the Employment Agencies Act 1973, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 as an enforcement officer or Part 1 or 2 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, or are acting for any other purpose prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.